Improvised Explosive Device

Veterans deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan during the wars underwent hours of combat driver's training.They learned to scan roadsides and be hypervigilant. They also learned to speed, disregard traffic rules and change lanes erratically."In the beginning of the war, we just drove as fast and as crazy as we could to stay safe without getting blown up by IEDs (improvised explosive devices) or small arms fire," says Will Coulter, a former Army captain who served war zone deployments in both Iraq and Afghanistan."When I was there in 2005 we would scan all around the vehicle to make sure there was nothing out of place, and we also had to look for snipers, vehicle-borne IEDs and a huge spectrum of unknown threats that could exist out there," says Coulter. "You had a gunner stand in the middle of the vehicle through a turret with a weapon to deal with any threats you may encounter."No wonder returning vets have a hard time shutting down the engine when they return stateside.Back into civilian ...

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